Linux.com is reporting that Matthew Garrett, one of the more activeDebian developers, has called some ongoing problems with the Debian
project into focus with his resignation. While he didn't hold anyactual office, many prominent Debian developers described Garrett as"high profile". From the article:

"In his own blog, Garrett relates his gradual discovery that Debian's
free-for-all discussions were making him intensely irritable andunhappy with other members of the community. He contrasts Debian'sorganization with Ubuntu's more formal structure. In particular, hementions Ubuntu's code of conduct, which is enforced on the
distribution's mailing lists, suggesting that it 'helps a great dealin ensuring that discussions mostly remain technical.' He alsoapproves of Ubuntu's more formal structure as 'a pretty explicitacknowledgment that not all developers are equal and some are possibly
more worth listening to than others.' Then, in reference to MarkShuttleworth, the founder and funder of Ubuntu, Garrett says, 'At theend of the day, having one person who can make arbitrary decisions andwhose word is effectively law probably helps in many cases.'"